--- rjaallen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hello
>
> i am a newbie and i have a problem.
>
> i have a cmi 8330 cs sound card which is supported by linux, but
> the problem i am running into is that i can not get any sound out
> of my system. i go to the configuration program and get errors,
> (which i do not understand) i have tried to change the settings for
> the card and still keep getting the errors. i know that it sees the
> card and states what kind of card it is i have also enabled sound
> for the x desktop, but alas, no sound. is there something else i
> need to do, something i need to download. (i.e. css) if there is,
> what it tar and gunzip and where do i get them if this is what i
> need.
>
I had problems getting my card to work too, not surprising in my case
since it was a cheap Soundblaster clone ("Highscreen Sound Boostar").
It's supported according to the Linux hardware compatability list
(not Mandrake's shorter list). There's no special driver for it
though, you have to use the AD1816 driver (or something similar).
I found two programs on LM 7.0 for configuring the sound card,
"soundconfig" by Mandrake and "sndconfig" by RedHat. The latter had a
longer list of drivers, so you might want to check that. There's also
"lothar" under "hardware configuration" in DrakConf, but it didn't
recognize my card and was of no further help.
My soundcard is plug and play but isn't recognized as such by
sndconfig, whereas soundconfig didn't seem to care. I got it working
nevertheless by entering suitable values for addresses, IRQs and DMA
channels (these can be discovered under Win95 by selecting "This
computer", right-clicking and choosing properties, then selecting the
second tab for hardware components (Apparaatbeheer on my Dutch
system).
I got my soundcard more or less working by using the Sound Blaster
driver in sndconfig. To be more precise, it was working in 8 bit mode
but not in 16 bit mode, many sounds would work, but others would just
generate heavily distorted noise. I tried to use the proper AD1816
driver but it didn't pass the sound test at first. The problem seems
to be that the card locks up if incorrect signals are sent (my
guess). In any case, restarting the computer helped, and now it's
working just fine.
In summary: try both soundconfig and sndconfig. Select the addresses,
IRQs and DMA channels Windows is using if your card isn't recognized.
If you've got the right driver and have configured it properly but it
fails the test, try rebooting.
Good luck,
John Hendrickx
> please help, i really want to learn linux and try to get away from
> microsoft windows as much as i can.
> thank you
>
>
> rick
>
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